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General Summary of PositionWe have a full-time opportunity at our Transfer Center located in Lanham, MD\roffice. The Communications Specialist provides services including: Emergency\rrequests to transfers critical patients to MedStar Hospitals for conditions\rsuch as heart attacks, strokes, trauma and other time sensitive emergencies;\rnon-emergency transfer requests to MedStar hospitals; dispatches helicopters\rand ground critical care ambulances; requests for ambulance and wheelchair\rtransports for all MedStar hospitals; coordination of critical responses such\ras in-hospital Code Heart; coordination of regional hospitals information\rduring disasters; critical radiology communications; and other critical\rcommunications for the MedStar Health system.
1-2 years experience in an emergency/critical care setting is\rrequired.
This department is open 24 hours a day and has openings for day,\revening, and overnight shifts. The shifts are typically 12 hours and every\rother weekend is required . This Full-Time position\rwill be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local\r722.
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\rPrimary Duties and Responsibilities
Receives and processes requests for emergency and non-emergency patient transfers to MedStar Health hospitals.Receives and processes requests for emergency and non-emergency patient transports to and from MedStar hospitals including helicopter, ambulance, wheelchair van and sedan.Completes extensive data entry in multiple systems including: Transfer requests in Golden Hour Dispatch; Transport requests in Allscripts; Flight dispatch requests in Metro Complete Flight; Dedicated ambulance dispatch in Zoll RightCAD; Registrations in Invision; Bed requests in Teletracking;Determines appropriate mode of transport based on patient needs.Contacts physician and other providers using on-call schedules and paging or other text messaging systems.
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\rMinimum QualificationsEducation
High School Diploma or GED required.Specialized and/or advanced clerical, technical or other vocational training in emergency medicine/communications acquired during 1 - 2 years of additional job-related training required.
\rExperience
2 years in communications and/or healthcare such as EMT-B required.
\rLicenses and Certifications
National Association of Air Medical Communication Center Specialist Certification - NAACS (current or prior registration) preferred.NREMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B) (current or prior registration) preferred.Emergency Medical Dispatcher (current or prior registration) preferred.Medical Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred.Certified Nursing Assistant (current or prior registration) preferred.
\rKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Proficiency in keyboarding (>60 words/minute preferred)Job requires extensive keyboarding, handwriting and use of telephone equipment
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This position has a hiring range of $21.83 - $33.49\r
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Medstar Communications Specialist